Sea Trials

NEW DELHI: The first of the six Scorpene submarines ordered by the Indian Navy will be launched for sea trials in 2013, a top official of the firm constructing the submarines has said. India had placed orders for six Scorpene submarines with French firm DCNS in 2005, of which the first is expected to be commissioned into the Navy by mid-2015 after a delay of around three years. "As per the schedule, the first Scorpene submarine would be 95 per cent ready towards end of 2013...

VISAKHAPATNAM/NEW DELHI: India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant was today flagged off for sea trials from Visakhapatnam harbour by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar . INS Arihant, the first in the series of nuclear-powered submarines being manufactured indigenously, is a 6,000-tonne vessel powered by 83 MW pressurised light water reactor, Defence Ministry sources said. Once inducted, the submarine will help the country complete its...

VISAKHAPATNAM/NEW DELHI: India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant was today flagged off for sea trials from Visakhapatnam harbour by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar . INS Arihant, the first in the series of nuclear-powered submarines being manufactured indigenously, is a 6,000-tonne vessel powered by 83 MW pressurised light water reactor, Defence Ministry sources said. Once inducted, the submarine will help the country complete its...

MOSCOW: Ahead of its expected delivery by year end, Indian Navy's Russian built aircraft carrier Vikramaditya today commenced sea trials in the White Sea. The sea-trials of 45,000 tonne carrier are being carried out by a mixed crew of Russian and Indian sailors and would last for the next 120 days, before the warship is formally handed over to India, RIA Novosti reported quoting officials at the Sevmash shipyard, where the vessel is being retrofitted....

By Anjali Ojha NEW DELHI: In a major boost to indigenisation of defence manufacturing, India's first nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarine INS Arihant will head out for sea trials by the year-end. "INS Arihant will be ready for sea trials by the end of this year," an official aware of the developments relating to the 6,000-tonne submarine told IANS, speaking on condition of anonymity. Once the trials are through and the submarine enters...

NEW DELHI: The weapons systems for the country's nuclear triad, including submarine-launched ballistic missiles, are "fully ready" for deployment, DRDO chief Avinash Chander said today. Addressing a gathering at an IDSA event, he said the nuclear reactor on board the indigenously-developed INS Arihant nuclear submarine is also critical and is running on its "full power" before it is launched for sea trials. The weapons for the nuclear triad are "either fully developed or...

NEW DELHI: With the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant set to be launched for sea trials in few weeks, India will soon complete its nuclear triad giving it the capability to respond to nuclear strikes from sea, land and air-based systems. Navy sources said INS Arihant was going through harbour acceptance trials phase where it did not face any hiccups and is ready for being launched for the sea trials, which are expected to be completed by the end of this year.

MOSCOW: The Tarkash , a Talwar class frigate being built for the Indian Navy at the Yantar Shipyard in Russia today left for sea trials. The frigate, the second in a series of three frigates built under a $ 1.6-billion contract with India, left from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the shipyard said. The first frigate, the Teg, was delivered to India in April 2012, while the third, the Trikand, is still under construction. "The warship...

BEIJING: China's first aircraft carrier has successfully completed a series of tests and training programmes in the South China Sea, amidst rising tensions over Beijing's territorial claims in the region. The newly-commissioned 'Liaoning' returned to its homeport in north China, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported today. The aircraft carrier underwent a comprehensive test of its combat system and conducted a formation practice during its 37-day voyage,...

MOSCOW: The delivery of the much-delayed Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov to Indian Navy is likely to be postponed till next year due to the malfunctioning of its engines during sea trials. According to reports in Russian daily Kommersant, three of the eight boilers of the 44,500 ton warship were found to be malfunctioning as "they cannot reach their full capacity. " The report suggested that in view of the malfunctions, the aircraft carrier would...

NEW DELHI: The indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant is set to be launched for sea trials in a "month or two" and it will testfire the submarine-launched nuclear capable ballistic missile BO-5 , DRDO said today. The nuclear reactor on board the INS Arihant was activated last year in August taking it closer towards sea trials after which the vessel would be inducted into operational service in the Navy. "Arihant is going through the power-up cycle (in its...

NEW DELHI: The indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant is set to be launched for sea trials in a "month or two" and it will testfire the submarine-launched nuclear capable ballistic missile BO-5 , DRDO said today. The nuclear reactor on board the INS Arihant was activated last year in August taking it closer towards sea trials after which the vessel would be inducted into operational service in the Navy. "Arihant is going through the power-up cycle (in its nuclear...

CHENNAI: DRDO, inquiring into the March 8 accident at Visakhapatnam, in which one civilian worker was killed and two injured, today said "it was not related to the Navy but an industrial accident. " "What happened at Visakhapatnam has nothing to do with the Navy. It was an industrial accident," DRDO Director General Avinash Chander said. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, Chander said a DRDO team at the accident site right now was...

NEW DELHI: The Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile, which has a strike range of more than 5,500 km, is expected to be ready for induction into the armed forces by next year after completion of development trials, DRDO chief Avinash Chander said today. The head of the defence research agency also said that sea trials of the indigenously built nuclear submarine INS Arihant would begin in the next "one or two months" and the under-water missile BO-5 would be fired...

NEW DELHI: With the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant set to be launched for sea trials in few weeks, India will soon complete its nuclear triad giving it the capability to respond to nuclear strikes from sea, land and air-based systems. Navy sources said INS Arihant was going through harbour acceptance trials phase where it did not face any hiccups and is ready for being launched for the sea trials, which are expected to be completed by the end of this year.

BEIJING: China's first aircraft carrier has successfully completed a series of tests and training programmes in the South China Sea, amidst rising tensions over Beijing's territorial claims in the region. The newly-commissioned 'Liaoning' returned to its homeport in north China, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported today. The aircraft carrier underwent a comprehensive test of its combat system and conducted a formation practice during its 37-day voyage,...

PANAJI: The sea-trials of INS Vikramaditya would be held from the next month in the North Sea before its final hand-over in December, Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin said here today. INS Vikramaditya, which was undergoing repairs at Russia's Servmash shipyard, would be having sea trials in the North Sea soon, he told reporters here. Originally named Admiral Gorshkov , the aircraft carrier was purchased by India from Russia in 2004. It would...

By Anjali Ojha NEW DELHI: In a major boost to indigenisation of defence manufacturing, India's first nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarine INS Arihant will head out for sea trials by the year-end. "INS Arihant will be ready for sea trials by the end of this year," an official aware of the developments relating to the 6,000-tonne submarine told IANS, speaking on condition of anonymity. Once the trials are through and the submarine enters...

NEW DELHI: India's first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant will finally head for the open seas for extensive trials, which will include firing of its nuclear-tipped K-15 ballistic missiles, around February-March next year. Though long in the making, considering that India's first thought of building a nuclear submarine started way back in 1970, the sea trials of INS Arihant will mark a critical milestone towards giving some much-needed credible teeth to the country's...

NEW DELHI: The Navy today said it was hoping to commission the indigenously-developed nuclear submarine INS Arihant in its fleet in over a year's time as it was getting ready for sea trials. Addressing a press conference, Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi also said the issue of imposition of air defence regulations by China over East China Sea was under its "close examination". "The nuclear propulsion plant of Arihant had attained criticality...